Hip-Hop Reacts to Kanye West Showing Support to President Trump

Kanye West has been a fan favorite for quite some time now, and has spent a good chunk of that time at the forefront of controversy, and fanning the flames on Twitter. Today (April 25), is a huge day on social media for ’Ye, as he has effectively doubled down on his support of current President Donald Trump.

Originally known for his image as an extremely-talented every man and a people's champ of sorts. Kanye's turn towards President Trump is shocking to a good percentage of his core fans and his peers. His first bout of public support for Donald Trump came in 2016. At a San Jose concert, shortly after Trump won the presidency in 2016, Kanye stated that he would have voted for the "MAGA Man." He got booed in the arena, and plenty of his fans disapproved of his "confession."

"Lucian, Lyor & Lost," Ebro wrote. "Note: Lyor just called to say “I JUST WENT TO LISTEN TO MUSIC & see Kanye. He is someone I care about. I don’t abandon people.... Please let people know this. THE MUSIC IS INCREDIBLE! Please let people know that with great music comes, great pain & stress.”

Unsurprisingly, rappers and hip-hop artists from all walks of life weren't as forgiving. "Make Kanye Black Again," tweeted Smino, along with a photo of Kanye's "MAGA" hat with a Trump autograph. "Kanye on Lil B level now," Iamsu! wrote on Twitter. "I wanna see YOU take off the #MAGA hat....," added Masta Ace.